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Talk:1405: Meteor

2018-07-11T17:34:35Z

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If meteors fall, then what is a meteoric rise? [[User:Rfvtg|Rfvtg]] ([[User talk:Rfvtg|talk]]) 04:54, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
:Fast. [[Special:Contributions/103.22.201.120|103.22.201.120]] 08:12, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
:: See [[1115]] for explanation [[User:Spongebog|Spongebog]] ([[User talk:Spongebog|talk]]) 11:19, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

The legend of this comic might refer to pedology, the study of soil. [[Special:Contributions/173.245.53.87|173.245.53.87]] 06:56, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

But the sky is blue. It is a desaturated blue with a center wavelength of 474 to 476 nm. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffuse_sky_radiation The statement that the sky is "anything but blue" is wrong.[[User:ExternalMonolog|ExternalMonolog]] ([[User talk:ExternalMonolog|talk]]) 08:34, 8 August 2014 (UTC)ExternalMonolog

does anyone else find the capitalization variation of LAVA vs lava funny? In all seriousness that would make them two different programming variables... However it is hard to notice and isn't clear on what the difference in meaning should be. This is one of the reason for using Object mObject instead of Object object in java.
[[User:Mr.Smiley|Mr.Smiley]] ([[User talk:Mr.Smiley|talk]]) 10:28, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
:I think it might just be for emphasis. The pedantic Cueball is becoming exasperated with the person who's getting it 'wrong'. [[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.205|173.245.54.205]] 11:30, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
And to everybody who is't a pedantic nerd, it's a rock.[[User:Seebert|Seebert]] ([[User talk:Seebert|talk]]) 13:37, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

Is my transcription incomplete? I feel like it is because I published it really early and I have not done many transcriptions here. [[User:InAndOutLand|InAndOutLand]] ([[User talk:InAndOutLand|talk]]) 15:02, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

;JOKE:What has more nutritional value, a small rock in space or a small rock falling from space onto the Earth?

:A small rock falling from space onto the Earth because it is a little meatier(meteor) [[Special:Contributions/108.162.246.220|108.162.246.220]] 06:24, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

A {{w|meteor}} (follow the link!) ''is not'' an intermediate stage in the lifespan of a chunk of rock between a meteoroid and a meteorite; it is the streak of light ''produced'' by a meteoroid during its descent through the atmosphere. It spoils the joke if we're not pedantic about the pedantry! —[[User:TobyBartels|TobyBartels]] ([[User talk:TobyBartels|talk]]) 08:35, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

Nice. A lot of meteorites on the earths surface today come from broken apart, differentiated asteroidal parent bodies so they ''were'' magma once. The rocky planets have grown through accretion of meteorites so all of the earths magma used to be elsewhere in the solarsystem at the very start. Plus, with temps so high under the crust, anything found down there would be molten and dissolved in the magma anyway and called such. Mark.[[User:Squirreltape|Squirreltape]] ([[User talk:Squirreltape|talk]]) 15:49, 13 August 2014 (UTC)

Mnemonic: In the void, meteoroid. On the site, meteorite. Neither/Nor: meteor. {{unsigned|CoderLass}}
:Great. I didn't know this maybe because I'm German. But this is worth for the explain section so I will add this. --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 22:04, 5 November 2014 (UTC)

There is a [[explain_xkcd:Community_portal/Proposals#Merge_Cueball_.26_Rob|community portal discussion]] of what to call Cueball and what to do in case with more than one Cueball. I have added this comic to the new Category:Multiple Cueballs. Since Randall is the one with the hobby and also the one that Cueball represents I have changed the reference to Cueball in this explanation and transcript to represent this fact. I have also made a note of this fact and the fact that the friend looks like Cueball.--[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 14:55, 15 March 2015 (UTC)

It's not rocket surgery. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.62.82|172.69.62.82]] 17:34, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

Talk:1970: Name Dominoes

2018-03-21T19:22:55Z

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This comic is a long list of names overlayed onto black domino tiles, arranged so that each touching side corresponds with the first or last name of another person. This will be difficult to transcribe. {{unsigned ip|108.162.221.53}}
:Would it be possible to use a fixed width format and try and transcribe like an actual scrabble board? I think there are unicode characters for upside-down and rotated text that we could use for the flipped names. But yes, definitely will be difficult.[[Special:Contributions/172.68.211.244|172.68.211.244]] 18:21, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
::The transcript doesn't need upside-down and rotated text. It should be enough to mention that some tiles are. A first draft with all names would be good, but even mentioning all the connections would be to complex to read. Think about the reader... --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 18:39, 21 March 2018 (UTC)

I see alternative names or nicknames sometimes matches together. But is the Chris Pratt/Chris Evans match with Topher Grace a bit of a stretch? I see that Topher is a variation of Chris'''topher''' and Chis is a shortening of the same. But I guess it must be an acceptable move if Randle put it in the comic. Maybe it’s worth special points or something. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.38.70|162.158.38.70]] 18:14, 21 March 2018 (UTC)TheStewart

Walter White/Walt Whitman is a reference to Breaking Bad. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.58.101|172.68.58.101]] 18:20, 21 March 2018 (UTC)Pat

And Garnet being used to join Ruby and Saffire is clever...
[[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.64|141.101.98.64]] 18:23, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
This is a reference to Steven Universe where there is a character, Garnet, who is a fusion of Ruby and Sapphire.

1954: Impostor Syndrome

2018-02-12T14:30:13Z

172.69.62.82: /* Transcript */

{{comic
| number = 1954
| date = February 12, 2018
| title = Impostor Syndrome
| image = impostor_syndrome.png
| titletext = It's actually worst in people who study the Dunning–Kruger effect. We tried to organize a conference on it, but the only people who would agree to give the keynote were random undergrads.
}}

==Explanation==
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==Transcript==
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[Cueball is addressed by Megan and another woman.] 
Megan: This is Dr. Adams. She's a social psychologist and the world's top expert on imposter syndrome. 
Dr. Adams: Haha, don't be silly! There are lots of scholars who have made more significant... 
Dr. Adams: ... Oh my God.

{{comic discussion}}
Megan: This is Dr. Adams. She's a social psychologist and the world's top expert on imposter syndrome.

Ponytail: Haha, don't be silly! There are lots of scholars who have made more significant…Oh my god.

1954: Impostor Syndrome

2018-02-12T14:29:29Z

172.69.62.82: /* Transcript */

{{comic
| number = 1954
| date = February 12, 2018
| title = Impostor Syndrome
| image = impostor_syndrome.png
| titletext = It's actually worst in people who study the Dunning–Kruger effect. We tried to organize a conference on it, but the only people who would agree to give the keynote were random undergrads.
}}

==Explanation==
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==Transcript==
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[Cueball is addressed by Megan and another woman.]
Megan: This is Dr. Adams. She's a social psychologist and the world's top expert on imposter syndrome.
Dr. Adams: Haha, don't be silly! There are lots of scholars who have made more significant...
Dr. Adams: ... Oh my God.

{{comic discussion}}
Megan: This is Dr. Adams. She's a social psychologist and the world's top expert on imposter syndrome.

Ponytail: Haha, don't be silly! There are lots of scholars who have made more significant…Oh my god.

1954: Impostor Syndrome

2018-02-12T14:27:38Z

172.69.62.82: Add transcript

{{comic
| number = 1954
| date = February 12, 2018
| title = Impostor Syndrome
| image = impostor_syndrome.png
| titletext = It's actually worst in people who study the Dunning–Kruger effect. We tried to organize a conference on it, but the only people who would agree to give the keynote were random undergrads.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Created by a BOT - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
Megan: This is Dr. Adams. She's a social psychologist and the world's top expert on imposter syndrome.

Dr. Adams: Haha, don't be silly! There are lots of scholars who have made more significant...

Dr. Adams: ... Oh my God.

{{comic discussion}}